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Today Paolo tells us what happens in our hub of Schio, a coupling center and reference point for the IFS distribution network in Italy.

<< Hi! My name is Paolo Costa and I am the Plant Manager of IFS Schio hub since late 2017.
I started my career working in the production line, punching and assembling refrigeration engines and I grew up to manage one of the first servers of the Company in the late 1980s.
Since 2006 I have been working in the hydraulic sector and I have gained strong production skills that I am applying gradually.
In my free time I like to write and photograph landscapes, I love mountains and music.
I’m here today to tell you about our Schio hub. It’s easy but difficult at the same time.

The strengths of the hub are quick reactivity and customer service, teams extremely collaborative, compact groups that work for a single goal, customization and processing dedicated to each customer (also thanks to I.M.M. Company that supports and qualifies materials and processes).

2021 is the twelfth year of activity. In the first five years there were the creation of two work teams: the first on led by Rudi Piffer for the commercial/sales side and the second one led by me for the logistics/assembly side.  It was a strong impulse in terms of operation and customer support, that helped to have a network of contact people who completely manage the Italian market, previously divided almost equally with the headquarters. The decision to specialize the plant on a domestic market, has generated production efficiency, orienting our Schio hub to a specific market, with its rules and times. Each commercial operator is technically trained to solve and manage critical or urgent situations in collaboration with customers. The direct staff, working closely with the commercial department, knows well customer’s needs, always pointed out by function managers. Teams are absolutely flexible, they collaborate with each other even when it is not easy. In this way we tend to reduce the distance between supplier /customer, delimiting the supply chain as much as possible. Our customers appreciate us for technical expertise, production flexibility, ability to manage emergencies, specific situations or individual events. Mistakes are extremely rare and intervention times are always fast: this is the added value of an ongoing relationship with a specific contact person who knows the needs, follows and manages only one individual customer.

The following are recent growth indicators:

• +120% of the value commercially managed and shipped by the same staff (2016 on 2019).
• +41 % efficiency per person in fitting/assembly;
• increase from 8% to 30% of assembly department hours dedicated to customizations, kitting and packaging (according to specific customer requirements)

The future of the hub depends on the ability to be fast (in storage and deliveries), on the IT tools (that help us to meet the customer in real time), on the ability to push even more on the “One Piece Flow”(to manage pre-montages and custom oriented productions), always maintaining our artisanal spirit that allows us to take care of details. No frills, concrete things, quality and service.>>

I.M.M. Hydraulics S.p.A. Via Italia, 49-51 66041
Atessa (CH) Italy T+39 (0)872889225
VAT 01427010697

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Paolo Costa, IFS Plant Manager, tells us the story of IFS Schio
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